Skidmore Scope Magazine Annual Edition for 2017

4 SCOPE ANNUAL 2017 F A C U L T Y & A D M I S S I O N S 1-3: Erin Covey; 4: Charlie Samuels FACULTY IN THE HEADLINES News media sought out the expertise of political scientists Chris Mann and Bob Turner, psychologist Sheldon Solomon, and other election-savvy pro- fessors. Others making news included: 1 Paul Arciero, in health and exercise sciences, whose latest study—conducted with the help of Skidmore students, health staff, and others—showed that a “protein pacing” diet beats a conventional “heart healthy” diet for losing weight while also flushing out toxins 2 Oceanographer Meg Estapa, who tweeted, Skyped, and Facebooked during a re- search cruise with NASA colleagues to study how plankton and other tiny ocean denizens hold and sequester carbon from the atmosphere 3 Novelist and scholar Mason Stokes, whose first foray into personal essay, “Namesake,” was selected to appear in 2016’s Best American Essays anthology edited by Pulitzer and National Book Award winner Jona- than Franzen 4 Sociologist Xiaoshuo Hou, who was appointed to the newly endowed Tang Chair in Chinese Studies, and modern Europe specialist Matt Hockenos, who was named to the newly en- dowed Toadvine Chair in 20th-century History. DOMESTIC STUDENTS OF COLOR Y E A R I N R E V I E W 2 0 1 7 CLASS OF 2021 The newest Skidmore class by the numbers: 10,052 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTANCE RATE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM 32 US STATES AND 45 COUNTRIES ENROLLED ON SKIDMORE GRANT AID 665 (25 IN LONDON SEMESTER) 42% 13% 25% 25% MEN WOMEN 58% 42% 1 2 3 4